You Have A Book in You Also by Mark Victor Hansen Books Chicken Soup for the Soul You Have a Book in You series—254 different Speed Write Your Personal Life books in print Story The One Minute Millionaire Speed Write Your First Fiction Cracking the Millionaire Code Book Cash in a Flash Speed Write Your Nonfiction How to Make the Rest of Your Book Life the Best of Your Life Speed Write Your Mega Book The Aladdin Factor Marketing Plan Dare to Win Speed Write Your First Play The Richest Kids in America Speed Write (and Deliver) Your Killer Speech The Miracle of Tithing Speed Write Your Amazing The Power of Focus Publishing Plan The Miracles in You Speed Edit Your First Book Out of the Blue Visualizing Is Realizing Master Motivator Dreams Don’t Have Deadlines You Are the Solution Audios How to Think Bigger than Sell Yourself Rich You Ever Thought You Chicken Soup for the Soul Could Think series Dreams Don’t Have Deadlines The One Minute Millionaire Visualizing Is Realizing Cracking the Millionaire Code You Have A Book in You Make Money with YOUR Story MARK VICTOR HANSEN Published 2020 by Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media www.GandDmedia.com you have a book in you. Copyright © 2020 Mark Victor Hansen. BONUS Book, How to Fast Write a Book and Make a Fortune © Mark Victor Hansen, Roice Krueger, and James Skinner. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner whatsoever, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author and publisher assume no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Front cover design by David Rheinhardt of Pyrographx Interior design by Meghan Day Healey of Story Horse, LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-­­in-­­Publication Data is available upon request ISBN: 978- 1- 7225- 0261- 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS PREFACE Be Ye Inspired to Write! .....................1 AUTHOR’S NOTE ...............................................5 INTRODUCTION .............................................. 11 Part One Write a GREAT Book! ........................................ 17 Par t Two Marketing Your Best Seller ................................ 69 Part Three Missed Fortune: A Sample Proposal ................. 139 Part Four The One Minute Millionaire: A Marketing Plan .......................................... 155 vi Contents Part Five The Power of Social Networking: A Whole New Way to Sell ............................... 185 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................. 237 BONUS BOOK How to Fast Write a Book and Make a Fortune ...................................... 241 PREFACE Be Ye Inspired to Write! ou’re reading this right now because you have an Yawareness inside that there is a book in you that needs to come out. Perhaps you have many books to share with the world. Writing is a deeply and profoundly inspi- rational experience for the writer and ultimately for the readers. Books have the ability to inspire in many dimen- sions, and book writing can create excellence in thought, giving you an ever higher experience of life and living. Your future is created by being passionately on- purpose about something. Your purpose of being alive is to create and contribute. Writing is inspired creation at its best, and when done in the spirit of excellence, leaves a great and lasting contribution. Within you now is the ability to write things you never dreamed possible and to serve greatly with love. Writing your book will be an unforgettable learning experience. 2 Preface Writing is a wonderful way to help you become all that you can be. Only you have the ability to write your book. Con- tained herein is perhaps the magic elixir to stimulate you to do it. Everyone is capable of expressing their unique experi- ences and understanding through the art of writing. I sus- pect you have special dreams, understandings, and visions you need to share, or you wouldn’t have chosen this book. When you share the wisdom you have locked deep inside of you, you have the potential to change the world. Maybe someone has told you, “You ought to write a book.” Or you’ve thought it yourself: “I know that this idea is worthy of becoming a book! And I’m the one to do it.” That is the perfect place from which your ideas and your talents start to bloom. As you take the first step and your ability to write and clearly express your thinking grows and develops, you’ll be energized to keep going. A feeling of awe and wonder will come as you put your ideas and thoughts into form and see them begin to come to life. A bicycle can only balance if it is moving forward. You as a writer have to keep writing to balance and continue moving ahead on your writing journey. Connect with your potential fans early. Ask for feed- back from friends and get support from the beginning. As your writing grows, you will start to create your own fan base. Your fans will potentially last far into the future, Preface 3 so remember to keep talking to them and also to keep a database. I am forever reading the brilliance of the ages, writ- ten hundreds and thousands of years ago—the works of Plato, Mark Twain, Shakespeare, the apostle Paul, and the stories of leaders like Alexander the Great or Genghis Khan. All departed from physical form long ago but have left us their wisdom contained in the pages of books. As you move through the writing journey and your book starts to get read, you’ll realize that you have the power to influence through your writing. Maybe you’ll find opportunities to speak on stages to further illumi- nate your readers and fans. Eventually your book could grow into an enterprise of writing and giving speeches and seminars. From there, even more opportunities can blossom, such as offers to speak at universities. I have been given ten honorary doctorates from different universities, which has been a delightful way to leverage my platform and share my message. Best of all, through your book, you are leaving a printed legacy that will last for all time. Your descendants into many generations will revel in reading their ances- tor’s work. That’s an inspirational legacy worth leaving. Writing offers more opportunity now than ever in history. Of the 7.8 billion people living on planet earth, approximately 4 billion are literate. My goal is to get every- 4 Preface one to be able to read, write, communicate, and think cooperatively into ever better tomorrows. Books connect minds that are far- flung in place and time, bringing new understandings and illumination and potentially fame and fortune to the author. For the first time, I am sharing with you my insider’s story. I hope it inspires you to release your potential for writing greatness. The writer’s challenges and opportu- nities have never been greater, so roll up your sleeves and get ready to enter the exciting world of authorship. Writing is an exciting and inviting journey. It can make you better, smarter, and wiser. With marketing prowess, it can also make you vastly richer. Writing books has given me a lifetime of wonderful experiences. I hope it does the same for you. Happy writing! AUTHOR’S NOTE hope and believe the book you’re about to read will be I much more than words printed on a page. I want this book to be part of an organic process that will encompass many great books by many thousands of authors. For that to happen, the information in this book will need to continually change and improve based on infor- mation from you, the readers and writers. What worked for you in these pages? What didn’t work? What would you add or take out? Please let me know your thoughts at my website, [email protected], or by dropping me a note at this address: Mark Victor Hansen P.O. Box 27618 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 Additionally, I want you to give me your email address 6 Author’s Note so I can keep you up- to- date on new information, semi- nars, podcasts, my writings, other great works that you or my students write, and marketing breakthroughs that will help you make your enterprise grow easily, with less effort, and potentially more profitably. O Books are the wealth of the world. Writing them can make you rich. YOU get paid for the quality and quantity of your writing and book marketing abilities. Books are fun at every level, for me and I hope for you. It is easier to work at something you totally enjoy. Writing is definitely my right livelihood and perhaps yours too. Authorship gives you pride, respect, and the appre- ciation of adoring readers. It also brings credibility and authority. Books are extraordinary door openers. They can improve your life and lifestyle. Books can be written by you alone or with a coauthor, or they can be ghostwritten by someone else. Books are needed on absolutely every subject. They can be researched fairly easily and can be created inex- pensively with paper and pen or on a computer. Books can be self- published or distributed through a publishing house. Book publishing—and profit—is as easy as upload- ing your report, article, chapter, paper, or full manuscript online on your website.